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Windows 7: ThinkPoint Security?

Ok, i know im suppost to learn more about computers and take the A+ Certification test and all but....I am feeling ridiculous when i am trying to get rid of the fake anti virus called "ThinkPoint Security". I tried almost everything and it is still there. I really don't know how to figure this out completely. I googled, youtubed and other sites. Went to safe mode, control alt del and disable hotfix.exe and run malware but nothing is being found but this...IS there something i am missing or not doing it correctly? PleASe let me know. This is like the 5th time my mom's pc got a rogue virus. And those were easy and all. But this all happend today. My mom logs in and pow, this pops up and ask for a scan. Only 2 options but one is greyed out. Normal Start up and Safe Startup. I control alt delete so i can bring up task manager to disable hotfix.exe. I was told to do that then run scan. nothing happens. And i wont give up just to wipe out everything. I know i can get rid of this, i just need to know more information if anyone got a run into this type of problem with the SAME NAME and got rid of it.

Yeah, thats the link i was on that got me more information. Thats when i used the search button. But thanks the the link anyways. The only thing i am hoping is to work. The RKill didnt find any malware which is very strange.

*UPDATE* I did another scan in safe mode using the method form the link. Its weird because it doesnt show the rogue virus detected....weird? Now im using Microsoft Security Essentials to scan it out in safe mode before restarting....lets hope it works...

I got rid of Thinkpoint on my mom's vista machine by booting from vista install disc and doing a system restore from 2 days earlier. Worked like a charm. Scanned afterwards with Malwarebytes and MSE - both found nothing.

I just dont understand how did that virus got into my moms computer in the first place? I got rid of it but this is the 5th time she got a rogue virus....She got an anti virus and scans like every 3 days...I just dont understand haha